velvet是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为n. 丝绒， 天鹅绒a. 丝绒制的， 柔软的，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- 'And this Cavalier opposite to me the one with the black velvet and the lace?'
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He wore a dark-brown velvet jacket with a high, black, linen-lined collar turned up about his neck.
在拉迪亚德·吉卜林的《丛林故事》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But the walls were made of screens of marble tracery beautiful milk-white fretwork, set with agates and cornelians and jasper and lapis lazuli, and as the moon came up behind the hill it shone through the open work, casting shadows on the ground like black velvet embroidery.
在列夫·托尔斯泰的《复活》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And when Maslova imagined herself in a bright yellow silk dress, with velvet trimmings, decolette, she made her choice.
-- She was represented in a black velvet dress with bared breast.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《恋爱中的女人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Charming Jersey cattle came to the fence, breathing hoarsely from their velvet muzzles at the human beings, expecting perhaps a crust.
-- The little Italian Contessa wore a dress of tissue, of orange and gold and black velvet in soft wide stripes, Gudrun was emerald green with strange net-work, Ursula was in yellow with dull silver veiling, Miss Bradley was of grey, crimson and jet, Fr脙陇ulein M脙陇rz wore pale blue.
-- She remembered some shops one full of pictures, one with orange velvet and ermine.
在戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯的《查太莱夫人的情人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- And eagerly she picked the velvet and primrose flowers.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《小杜丽》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was dirtily and meanly dressed, in a threadbare coat, once blue, reaching to his ankles and buttoned to his chin, where it vanished in the pale ghost of a velvet collar.
-- He was neatly attired in a plum-coloured coat, with as large a collar of black velvet as his figure could carry; a silken waistcoat, bedecked with golden sprigs; a chaste neckerchief much in vogue at that day, representing a preserve of lilac pheasants on a buff ground; pantaloons so highly decorated with side-stripes that each leg was a three-stringed lute; and a hat of state very high and hard.
-- He was seated in his black velvet cap, with his newspaper, three-and-sixpence accidentally left on the table, and two chairs arranged.
-- It was an affecting illustration of the fallacy of human projects, to behold her lover, with the great hat pulled over his eyes, the velvet collar turned up as if it rained, the plum-coloured coat buttoned to conceal the silken waistcoat of golden sprigs, and the little direction-post pointing inexorably home, creeping along by the worst back-streets, and composing, as he went, the following new inscription for a tombstone in St George's Churchyard:'Here lie the mortal remains Of JOHN CHIVERY, Never anything worth mentioning, Who died about the end of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, Of a broken heart, Requesting with his last breath that the word AMY might be inscribed over his ashes, which was accordingly directed to be done, By his afflicted Parents.'
-- she asked him, as she changed his coat and gave him his black velvet cap.
在路易莎·梅·奥尔科特的《小妇人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- They looked very well in their sim-ple suits, Meg's in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills, and the pearl pin.
-- To examine and arrange these things gave Amy great satisfaction, especially the jewel cases, in which on velvet cushions reposed the ornaments which had adorned a belle forty years ago.
-- Such sights as I saw, my dear!It was as good as Punch, for there were fat dowagers rolling about in their red and yel-low coaches, with gorgeous Jeameses in silk stockings and velvet coats, up behind, and powdered coachmen in front.
-- He looked like an Italian, was dressed like an Englishman, and had the independent air of an American a combination which caused sundry pairs of feminine eyes to look approvingly after him, and sundry dandies in black velvet suits, with rose-colored neck-ties, buff gloves, and orange flowers in their buttonholes, to shrug their shoulders, and then envy him his inches.
-- A Russian prince condescended to sit in a corner for an hour and talk with a massive lady, dressed like Hamlet's mother in black velvet with a pearl bridle under her chin.
在赫尔曼·梅尔维尔的《白鲸》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was a small and dark, but rather delicate looking man for a sea-captain, with large whiskers and moustache, however; and wore a red cotton velvet vest with watch-seals at his side.
-- "Why," said Stubb, eyeing the velvet vest and the watch and seals, "you may as well begin by telling him that he looks a sort of babyish to me, though I don't pretend to be a judge."
-- At such times, under an abated sun; afloat all day upon smooth, slow heaving swells; seated in his boat, light as a birch canoe; and so sociably mixing with the soft waves themselves, that like hearth-stone cats they purr against the gunwale; these are the times of dreamy quietude, when beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean's skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember, that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.
-- here's velvet shark-skin," intently gazing at Ahab's hand, and feeling it.
在查尔斯·狄更斯的《雾都孤儿》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He was dressed in a bottle-green coat with a black velvet collar; wore white trousers; and carried a smart bamboo cane under his arm.
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